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In Vintage Story there are bees. By using some simple methods, these bees can be cultivated for their products.
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Bees provide important resources in Vintage story. Using simple methods, bees can be tended, and their products harvested.


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[[File:Beekeping.jpg|500px|thumb|Four skeps on a table. The brown object under the tree is a wild beehive.]]


== Finding Wild Bees ==
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Finding bees can be difficult. They rarely spawn in warm dry climates. Their hive can be in a log or dangling from one. The best way to find them is to turn your sound all the way up and wander around until you find soybeans. Soybeans grow in similar environments that bees spawn in. At that point keep checking the trees in the area. You'll often hear the bees before you see the bees. If you see mushrooms it's too damp for bees so look elsewhere.
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Finding wild [[bees]] can be difficult. Wild bees are a rare spawn in warm climates, but they don't spawn in climates that are too arid or too wet. The best way to find them is to turn the game sound all the way up and wander around in forested areas. Bees are often heard before they are seen. Keep listening for bees, and checking the trees in the area. Wild hives can be inside or suspended from a log.


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Beehives spawn in climates where all three values in the following chart intersect:
{{Climate
|MinTemp=5
|MaxTemp=35
|MinRain=0.35
|MaxRain=0.85
|MinForest=0.25
|MaxForest=1.0
}}


== Populating a skep ==
== Capturing Wild Bees == <!--T:5-->
Bees are captured using a [[Cattails_(Reeds)|skep]]. Players can view the size of the hive, number of flowers in range, and an estimate for the number of days until the hive swarms by pressing 'B' (block info) and mousing over the hive. The wild hive must reach a large population before it will divide and populate the skep.


Once you have found bees you'll want to place an [[Crafting_Recipes#Food_.2F_Resources|empty skep]] near the bees. Also makes sure there are flowers close by. If you press B for block info it'll tell you the size of the hive. The hive must be large before it will divide and populate the skep. This takes awhile, so it's best to go do other stuff while this is going on. Once populated you can pick up the skep by making sure you have an empty bag slot on the bottom right of your screen and then right-click the skep. Don't break the skep unless you want to be attacked by angry bees. When you pick the skep up it'll go into your empty bag slot. Now you can carry it back home. When back home, to place the populated skep, select it by holding down Ctrl and scrolling with your mouse wheel until you have it selected. Once selected right click where you want to place the populated skep. At this point, you'll want to place empty skeps by the populated skep and make sure there are lots of flowers close by. Over time the populated skep with grow in size and divide to populate a nearby empty skep.  
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Place an [[Cattails_(Reeds)|empty skep]] '''within seven blocks''' of the wild beehive. If there are no flowers near the wild hive, the population will not increase enough to swarm. To increase the population, [[bees]] require at least five [[Flowers]] within seven blocks of the wild hive. Bees must explore their area to locate and feed on any newly placed flowers, but they will find these flowers over time.  


=== Transporting a filled skep === <!--T:7-->
Filled skeps can be transported in an empty bag slot. Once populated, {{Using|pick up}} the skep. It will be placed into the empty bag slot and can be carried home. ''{{Breaking}} the skep will destroy the skep and might spawn a [[Bees|swarm of angry bees.]]'' 


== Harvesting ==
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Place the populated skep in a prepared apiary. First, select the skep in the backpack slot. This can be done by holding the {{Sprint|sprint}} and scrolling or by pressing 1 through 4 (to select the empty backpack slot). Then {{Using|place}} the skep on to a solid block.


As a hive matures, the entrance of the skep will turn from a dull yellow to a bright yellow. If you look at the populated skep at that time you'll see the skep has become harvestable. At this point, if you break the skep it'll drop honeycomb as well as spawn an angry bee swarm. Some techniques to avoid getting stung is to place some dummies near the hives so the bees will attack them. Then quickly pick up the honey and run inside, closing the door behind you. Make sure you do not keep the skeps near any animals you don't want hurt or killed as the bees will attack any nearby living thing.
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{{Protip
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|Raccoons are mischievous creatures! Make sure to build a fence around your skeps so the honey is safe from naughty raccoons.
}}


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Bees search for flowers in a seven block range, in all directions. To reach a large population, bees need [5+3X] flowers, where X is the number of other skeps within their search range. Well fed populations of bees will split to fill additional empty skeps, or harvested when mature.


== Honey & Wax & Candles ==
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Additional skeps can be filled from the original, allowing players to increase the number of skeps available for harvesting. Bees transfer to empty skeps placed within 7 blocks of a filled skep, as capturing bees from a wild hive. As the population of the original skep grows, the bees will divide to populate nearby empty skep.


Once you have honeycomb you can process it into honey and wax. First, take an empty fired bowl and place it on the ground. Next, while holding the honeycomb, aim your cursor at the empty bowl and right click. this will fill the bowl up with honey and give you wax. The honey, when eaten, restores 4 health. The wax can be crafted into a candle by placing three in a column in the crafting grid. These candles can be placed on top of solid blocks. Up to 9 of these candles can be placed on the same block. Each time you add a candle it increases the light given off. These candles never go out and look quite nice. Another use for candles is in crafting [[Crafting_Recipes#Light_Sources|lanterns]].
==== Optimized Skep Layout ==== <!--T:19-->
The simplest layout for ensuring each skep has enough flowers is to place skeps 2 tiles apart and surround them with flowers. This pattern can be repeated indefinitely and each skep will have enough flowers to reach a large population.
[[File:SimpleOptimalSkepLayout.png|300px|thumb|floatright|A simple optimized tileable skep & flower layout]]


=== Harvesting skeps === <!--T:12-->
As the bee population increases, they produce honeycomb. Over time, the entrance of the skep will change from a dull yellow to a bright yellow as the skep fills. When a player examines the populated skep, the block information will show that the skep has become "harvestable". At this point, breaking the skep (left mouse button) will provide honeycomb and some of the cattails used to make the skep. Pick up the harvested items and move out of the area.


====Angry Bees==== <!--T:13-->
Though bees can be collected from the wild, they cannot be ''domesticated''. There is always a chance that breaking the skep will spawn an [[Bees|angry bee swarm]]. One technique to avoid attacks from the angry swarm is to place [[Grass#Usage|straw dummies]] near the hives so the bees attack the decoys instead of players. If a player remains in the area of an angry swarm, bees may still attack even if a straw dummy is present. Also, make sure the skeps are not placed near animal pens, as angry bees will attack any nearby living thing, including the animals players are currently domesticating.


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Honeycomb can be processed into honey and wax. First, place an empty fired bowl or [[Wooden_Bucket|bucket]] on the ground. Next, while holding the honeycomb, aim the cursor at the empty container and right click to "squeeze" the honey from the comb. This action will it with honey and the remaining wax will appear in the player's inventory. Each honeycomb yields 0.25 liters of honey and one wax. A bowl holds honey from one honeycomb portion, while a bucket holds honey from 40 honeycombs (10 liters), and a barrel holds 5 buckets (50 liters) of honey.
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When eaten, Honey restores 0.5 health points. Honey can also be used to make [[Cooking|jam]], added to meals like porridge, or to craft healing poultices. Wax (stacks to 32) can be used to seal food crocks for long term [[food preservation]], and crafted into a [[Light sources|candles]] by placing three wax in a column in the crafting grid. Candles never burn out and can be placed on top of solid blocks or in chandeliers. Up to 9 candles can be placed on the same block and each candle added to the block increases the light level.  Candles are also used to craft [[Crafting_Recipes#Light_Sources|lanterns]].
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Bees provide important resources in Vintage story. Using simple methods, bees can be tended, and their products harvested.

Four skeps on a table. The brown object under the tree is a wild beehive.

Finding Wild Bees

Finding wild bees can be difficult. Wild bees are a rare spawn in warm climates, but they don't spawn in climates that are too arid or too wet. The best way to find them is to turn the game sound all the way up and wander around in forested areas. Bees are often heard before they are seen. Keep listening for bees, and checking the trees in the area. Wild hives can be inside or suspended from a log.

Beehives spawn in climates where all three values in the following chart intersect:

Parameter Min. value Max. value
Temperature 5 35
Rainfall 0.35 0.85
Forest 0.25 1.0

Capturing Wild Bees

Bees are captured using a skep. Players can view the size of the hive, number of flowers in range, and an estimate for the number of days until the hive swarms by pressing 'B' (block info) and mousing over the hive. The wild hive must reach a large population before it will divide and populate the skep.

Populating an empty skep

Place an empty skep within seven blocks of the wild beehive. If there are no flowers near the wild hive, the population will not increase enough to swarm. To increase the population, bees require at least five Flowers within seven blocks of the wild hive. Bees must explore their area to locate and feed on any newly placed flowers, but they will find these flowers over time.

Transporting a filled skep

Filled skeps can be transported in an empty bag slot. Once populated, pick up the skep. It will be placed into the empty bag slot and can be carried home. breaking the skep will destroy the skep and might spawn a swarm of angry bees.

Placing a filled skep

Place the populated skep in a prepared apiary. First, select the skep in the backpack slot. This can be done by holding the sprint and scrolling or by pressing 1 through 4 (to select the empty backpack slot). Then place the skep on to a solid block.

Raccoon.png Protip:
Raccoons are mischievous creatures! Make sure to build a fence around your skeps so the honey is safe from naughty raccoons.


Apiary

Bees search for flowers in a seven block range, in all directions. To reach a large population, bees need [5+3X] flowers, where X is the number of other skeps within their search range. Well fed populations of bees will split to fill additional empty skeps, or harvested when mature.

Propagating bee populations

Additional skeps can be filled from the original, allowing players to increase the number of skeps available for harvesting. Bees transfer to empty skeps placed within 7 blocks of a filled skep, as capturing bees from a wild hive. As the population of the original skep grows, the bees will divide to populate nearby empty skep.

Optimized Skep Layout

The simplest layout for ensuring each skep has enough flowers is to place skeps 2 tiles apart and surround them with flowers. This pattern can be repeated indefinitely and each skep will have enough flowers to reach a large population.

A simple optimized tileable skep & flower layout

Harvesting skeps

As the bee population increases, they produce honeycomb. Over time, the entrance of the skep will change from a dull yellow to a bright yellow as the skep fills. When a player examines the populated skep, the block information will show that the skep has become "harvestable". At this point, breaking the skep (left mouse button) will provide honeycomb and some of the cattails used to make the skep. Pick up the harvested items and move out of the area.

Angry Bees

Though bees can be collected from the wild, they cannot be domesticated. There is always a chance that breaking the skep will spawn an angry bee swarm. One technique to avoid attacks from the angry swarm is to place straw dummies near the hives so the bees attack the decoys instead of players. If a player remains in the area of an angry swarm, bees may still attack even if a straw dummy is present. Also, make sure the skeps are not placed near animal pens, as angry bees will attack any nearby living thing, including the animals players are currently domesticating.

Honey & Wax

Honeycomb can be processed into honey and wax. First, place an empty fired bowl or bucket on the ground. Next, while holding the honeycomb, aim the cursor at the empty container and right click to "squeeze" the honey from the comb. This action will it with honey and the remaining wax will appear in the player's inventory. Each honeycomb yields 0.25 liters of honey and one wax. A bowl holds honey from one honeycomb portion, while a bucket holds honey from 40 honeycombs (10 liters), and a barrel holds 5 buckets (50 liters) of honey.

When eaten, Honey restores 0.5 health points. Honey can also be used to make jam, added to meals like porridge, or to craft healing poultices. Wax (stacks to 32) can be used to seal food crocks for long term food preservation, and crafted into a candles by placing three wax in a column in the crafting grid. Candles never burn out and can be placed on top of solid blocks or in chandeliers. Up to 9 candles can be placed on the same block and each candle added to the block increases the light level. Candles are also used to craft lanterns.


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